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(No Model) A. 0. WATSON. 'UOAT.

Patented Dec. 26

WIT N ESSES:

INVENTOR W I Y 0/ I BY ATTGRNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT I ALGERAUS O. WATSON, OF LONDON, OHIO.

COAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 511,667, dated December 26, 1893.

I Application filed February 10, 1893. Serial No. 461,843. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALGERAUS G. WATSON, acitizen of the United States, residing at London, in the county of Madison and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement ifi Garments, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the improvement of coats and similar garments and the objects of my invention are to so construct a garment of this class as to admit, when desired, of an increase in the thickness thereof; to facilitate the connection with a coat or similar garment of an internal lining or reinforcing garment; to produce my improvement in a simple, neat and reliable manner and to otherwise produce a desirable garment, the thickness or weight of which may be varied to accord with the character of the weather or climate and to produce other improvements which will be more specifically pointed out hereinafter. These objects I accomplish in the manner illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a front view of a coat having its front portions thrown open, said coat being provided with my detachable inner coat or lining and for the sake of clearness showing a portion of the latter unbuttoned and folded outward over the outer coat. Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail View showing in section one of the outer ends of a sleeve and showing the corresponding end of one of the inner sleeves in position for insertion within said outer sleeve. Fig. 3 is a front view of the inner or detachable coat. Fig. e is a detail View enlarged for the sake of clearness showing a portion of the material of which said inner coat is composed and Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken through the front portion of the outer coat on line a; of Fig. 1.

Similar letters refer to similarparts throughout the several views.

a represents a coat which may have the appearance of an ordinary coat. Of this coat, 1) represents the collar, 0 the sleeves, c the skirt and c the front or lapel portions.

The fore parts 0 of the coat are provided with the usual button holes 0 and buttons, one of the latter being shown at 0 The fore parts, lapels and also the collar of the coat are provided with a suitable facing which is indicated at cl, this facing preferably being of the material of which the body of the coat is formed and being permanently secured to the latter at the edges of the fore parts, lower portions of the collar as indicated by the thread lines 61' and about the button holes 0 As shown in the drawings, I provide the inner or loose portions of the fore part facings with inner rows of button holes indicated at (1 one or more of said button holes being also formed in the collar facing e. Sewed to the inner side of the fore parts of the coat body and located opposite the facing button holes (1 are buttons d 6 represents a separate inner coat or garment lining which has a general coat form, but which has the collar omitted therefrom. In forming this inner coat or lining, I produce the same of three layers or thicknesses, the layers of material thus employed being quilted together as indicated by the crossed thread lines f. The central layer 9, of material thus employed is preferably of paper, that class of paper being employed which has the least tendency to rattle or crackle when bent. However, other suitable material may be employed between the outer layers g and g of the goods. As shown at h, I provide each of the fore parts of the inner coat 6 with a row of button holes, while the neck portion 6' of said inner coat is provided with one or more button holes h. The edge of one of the fore parts of the inner coat is provided at intervals with \l-shaped incisions or notches h The sleeves e of the inner coat are preferably somewhat shorter than the sleeves c of the outer coat within which they are designed to be inserted as hereinafter described. The lower end portions of these sleeves e are provided with one or more suitable hooks or buttons 76, said hooks or buttons being on the outer surfaces of said sleeves. surfaces of the sleeves c or the sleeve lining 0 near the outer ends thereof, I affix the desired number of eyes or button holes (1 From the construction herein shown and described, it is evident that the outer coat a may be worn as and used for the purpose of the ordinary light weight coat. In case it is desired however, to increase the warmth or weight of the coat this can readily be accom plished by securing the inner garment e To the innerthe inner coat to extend-beneath the facing within the outer garment a, as a liningtherefor, the sleeves 6 being inserted-within the sleeves c and being secured therein by causing an engagement of the hooks or buttons 70 with the eyes or button holes 61 In thus connecting the two garments, the inner garment may as shown in the drawings, be neatly secured in place by causing an engagement of the button holes h h of the inner garment with the buttons (1 of the outer garment, allowing the outer portions of the fore parts of of the fore parts of the outer coat in the manner illustrated in Fig. l of the drawings. In thus inserting the fore parts of the inner coatbeneaththe facing of the outer'coat, it will =bese'en that*- the connected portions;- of the facing and body of-the outer coat about the button holes" 0 may extend within the notches or-' incisions 71, of the inner co'a-t thus adm i'f'ttihg of "the extension of'the' edges of the 'inii-encoat fore" partsbetween 'the said button holes; the saidinner coat thus providing alining and'reinforcement forthe fore parts of theouter coat aswe'll as the body thereof-E This connection having been accompli'sh'edthe" loose facing may be buttoned on "to *th e 'buttons d on' the outersi'de of the inner coat. It will thus be"seen*tliat when the two'ga'r-mentsa-re c'onnecte'd as above appearance of anordiuary coat 1inin g,-while' itwill serve'to' increase the thicknessof the coati" From the method'of connection and constructionof the garmentsherein described,

it will be seen that anordina-ry light weight coat maybereadily reinforcedor increasedin thickness when desired, for outdoor use, and manure garments may be readily separated for in-d'oor us'e'or for use in warm Weather.

It is evidentthat I may'construct the inner andouter'coats of any desired thickness of goods and that I may omit if desired, the central layer g forming the material of which the inner coat is composed. It-is evident that the construction herein shown and described,

' is adapted for usein' the construction of all outer garments, but the same is particularly adapted for use in constructing coats, cloaks, U0.

It is obvious that the garment may be produced at a reasonable cost'of' manufacture and that the same may be made to serve the purpose of two garments, such as an undercoat and over-coat.

Having now'fully described my invention, what-I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent; is'- In a'co'at thecombination-Withthe outer garment a; buttons d on the inner sidesof the fore parts andcollar thereof; a facing for said fore parts and collar on'the outer'sides of said buttons, button'hol'es -"in said 'facings opposite said buttonsand eyesd in thesleeves 

